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Stress is a common and natural human reaction to challenging events in our lives. Whether you’re experiencing work burnout, relationship issues, health problems, or financial strain, dealing with stress can feel overwhelming and can affect you mentally and physically.

We have created supportive stress relief programs in California to help you manage your symptoms and provide valuable resources on ways to relieve symptoms from both current stressors and those from stressful events you may have experienced in your past.

Getting Stress Relief with Clear Behavioral Health

At Clear, we approach treating your stress by focusing on you. We base your treatment plan on the specific stress you are facing and create a customized stress relief program to treat your stress symptoms and address the underlying causes of those symptoms.

Our stress relief treatment program is focused on reducing stress in your day-to-day life. We offer stress relief for both adults and teens through our residential, virtual and in-person Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and our in-person Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). We provide these programs conveniently in-network with most insurance providers so you can focus on your treatment.

Our programs are available in our residential and outpatient facilities near you in Los Angeles and Redondo Beach, and in our online treatment option for those looking for a more convenient way to stress less.

Stress Assessment

Your initial consultation with our clinical team will include an in-depth assessment of your stress, the reasons behind it, and the symptoms you are experiencing. We’ll work with you to create the best treatment plan to help you develop the understanding, skills, and best ways to destress.

Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

Our PHP and IOP treatments for stress are customized to offer a full continuum of care. From your assessment to your treatment plan for handling stress in your daily life, we support you at every step.

Each program includes our individual and group therapists, the option for medication treatment if needed, our individual and group case management sessions, and our holistic groups.

PHP

Includes:

2-4 weeks of treatment
5 days per week
6 hours per day

Monday through Friday

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IOP

Includes:

6-8 weeks of treatment
3 days a week
3 hours per day

We work with your schedule, Monday through Friday

What to Expect with PHP and IOP for Stress

Depending on your unique levels of stress, you’ll enter the program best suited to you. As you progress through treatment, you may transition through each program. You might start with our most concentrated treatment (PHP), and as you make progress, you’ll move into our IOP level of treatment. With continued treatment and success, you’ll graduate into our alumni community with the other graduates who’ve found success in our treatment.

Both our PHP and IOP programs offer individual and group therapy, case management sessions, holistic therapy, and medication management to provide support for your stress symptoms. These programs include:

Individual Therapy

Meeting with a therapist once a week will give you the opportunity to better understand the causes of your stress and your stress symptoms, and to gain the tools to relieve your stress symptoms.

Our therapists are educated in effective stress relief therapy methods such as cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), somatic therapy, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), eye movement sensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, and gestalt therapy and will work with you to find what works for you.

Medication Management

If your stress symptoms can be better managed with medication, our clinicians will work with you to find the best medication to relieve your stress and help mediate your symptoms.

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Case Management

Once a week, you will have a case management session to help you develop tools and skills to manage stress in daily life. These skills are incredibly useful for after treatment when stress manifests throughout your life.

Group Therapy

In our programs, you will attend daily group therapy sessions. Working through your stress in a group allows you to connect and find support from others also dealing with similar conditions, and heal together with your peers. These sessions are on topics such as skills building, relationship building, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

Holistic Groups

You’ll join our holistic therapy groups, which include meditation for mindfulness, stress, yoga, sound baths, and more. Mindfulness has been proven as a successful skill to bring us back into our bodies through breathwork and these holistic groups remind you to stay present through your stress symptoms.

Our Virtual/Online IOP for Stress Relief

Finding stress relief through our online IOP program is the perfect option if you’re looking for ways to relieve stress from the comfort of your own device. This program offers the same treatment as our in person IOP program, but through an online and private software offering stress relief on your schedule.

All of our programs are available in-network with most insurance providers. Our in-person, outpatient, and residential facilities for stress relief are available throughout Los Angeles and the Redondo Beach area, while our online programs are conveniently available to all residents of California.

Our Outpatient PHP and IOP Programs for Stress Relief

Outpatient Mental Health Treatment

Outpatient Mental Health Treatment for Teens

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Dual Diagnosis Mental Health Treatment

Our Residential Mental Health Treatment for Stress Relief

When your stress symptoms become so severe that they affect how you function in daily life, our residential treatment program can provide the right setting for you to work through your stress. In our residential treatment program, you’ll participate in the same types of sessions as those available as part of our outpatient programs with the added support of staying in our comfortable facility with 24 hour care, cozy, semi-private living accommodations, spacious outdoor lounging area, and delicious and nutritious meals.

Our residential program enables you to step away from the stress in your life, and focus on healing and developing stress management skills that you can bring back to your life.

Check Out Our Stress Relief Treatment Locations

Our Residential Mental Health Treatment Center in Torrance

Our Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Center in Los Angeles, CA

Our Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Center for Teens in Pasadena

What is Stress?

Stress is our body’s physiological and psychological response to things we are experiencing. When we go through distressing times, we can go into what’s called our activated flight, fight, fawn, or freeze responses. Stress isn’t only being overwhelmed and unable to live in the moment, but can affect us both psychologically and physically.

We aren’t only mentally and physically impacted by stress in the moment, but also stressors from our past. At every level of care, Clear will engage you in different therapeutic techniques and programs specifically to address how stressful events from your past may be impacting you now, how you’re managing stress in the here and now, and give you tools you can use throughout your lifetime.

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Stress Signs and Symptoms

You might experience physical, emotional, cognitive, and social stress symptoms.

Physical (somatic)
symptoms of stress in the body include:
- Increased heart rate
- Issues with sleep
- Feeling fatigued or always tired
- Headaches or muscle tension in your jaw, shoulders, or back
- Immune system issues
- Digestive issues
Emotional or behavioral signs and symptoms of stress include:
- Feeling irritable
- Feeling anxious
- Experiencing mood swings
- Difficulty concentrating
- Memory problems
- Self-isolation or withdrawing
Cognitive signs of stress can include poor judgment, memory problems, or negative thought patterns like catastrophizing.
Social signs of stress manifest in conflicts with our closest relationships, often paired with self-isolation. Diminished productivity can also happen when you feel too overwhelmed with everything – at work, at home, and how you show up for yourself and others.

Types of Stress

We have a great team of experts to help you through your stress. Most types of stress can be characterized into two types of stress:

Acute Stress – This type of stress is minimal and usually only lasts a few moments. You can feel acute stress when you have a fight with a loved one, have a close interaction when driving, or are working to reach a deadline. This level of stress is considered normal to the human experience.
Chronic Stress – This type of stress is long term and can feel overwhelming or debilitating. Chronic stress can manifest through issues at work, unresolved social relationships, or financial problems. If left untreated, chronic stress can manifest into bigger health issues.

You can also experience stress-related conditions due to environmental factors such as work burnout, or emotional and caregiver burnout with compassion fatigue. Other conditions can include adjustment disorders, or general fatigue. With the help of our treatment programs, we can help you to work through symptoms or conditions.

Your stress might also coincide with other mental health issues such as OCD or anxiety. We have deep experience helping those with co-occurring disorders in our mental health residential and outpatient programs.

If you’re experiencing stress along with substance use disorders such as alcohol or prescription pill addiction, we offer supportive treatment through our dual diagnosis treatment residential and outpatient programs.

How to Treat Stress

Our programs are built to support your transition back into your day-to-day life. We provide you with tools to handle the stress that may come up throughout life. While you can’t control stressful events that happen in life, you can control how you react to them and work through them, and that’s what you’ll learn in our programs.

While our treatment programs are an excellent choice for stress relief, you may benefit from a different level of support, including talk therapy or psychiatry. Our partner company, Neuro Wellness Spa offers a wide range of treatment options for your stress, and we can help you explore these options to find the best treatment for you.

Handling stress can be, well, stressful, and we have amazing solutions for you to lower your stress levels, learn skills for coping with stress, and find a supportive community to share your experiences with. Get started with our admissions to get stress relief today.

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We provide the full spectrum of mental health services and addiction treatment for mental health and substance use disorders including PTSD, depression, anxiety, OCD, alcohol and drug addiction, and more. Learn more about our other services:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What relieves stress fast?
A quick solution to relieving stress quickly is focusing on your breath and meditation. By counting to four as you inhale, and counting to five as you exhale, you can bring your attention back to the present moment and relieve stress symptoms. At Clear, we practice breathwork, meditation, yoga and more as the holistic part of our treatment programs. Learn more about our treatment programs for stress relief.
What are the best ways to handle stress and anxiety?
For stress and anxiety brought on by your environment (such as a call from your boss or a traffic jam), focus on your breath. Bringing yourself back into the present moment is the most effective and quickest way to reduce stress in the moment. For more severe, long-term feelings of stress and anxiety, getting help from one of mental health professionals will give you the support, tools and education to help you through your stress symptoms.
What are the best medications for stress relief?
Stress symptoms can be treated by a variety of medications, and is most commonly treated by benzodiazepines, beta-blockers and antidepressants (SSRI’s and SNRI’s). Combining medication with regular therapy or our treatment programs can provide you with a roadmap to handling stress in your day to day life. Reach out to our team today to learn more about stress relief.

Stress Relief Programs in California

Release Your Stress

Getting Stress Relief with Clear Behavioral Health

Stress Assessment

Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

PHP

IOP